Krista, Angel, and Toby's Blog (8)

Ugh. So much for being a good samaritan. I tried to take a neighbor's dog home because the dog raced at my car and I was afraid of hitting said dog. Well, after a bit of maneuvering I got Angel, Toby, and Zero (my neighbor's dog) into the back of my Civic, took the dog home, and as I was getting Zero out from my car on Toby's leash, Angel jumps out and takes off with Zero before I could get him on leash.



They ran. They ran through grass. They ran through leaves. They ran through… Continue

Yesterday, I bought Angel one toy: an over-sized squeaky tennis ball. It cost me less than two dollars, but you would thing I had just given Angel the best thing on the face of the planet. No joke, she played with that ball for FOUR hours straight, either by herself or with the occasional toss from me. And I am convinced the only reason she stopped is because she wore herself out.



She found her new best friend in that ball, and I think it even holds the importance to her as a blankie… Continue

You know it's weeks like this that make me wonder how Mrs. Noah ever kept the Arc clean with so many animals and so much rain! I just have Angel, and it's only been raining off and on for about a week but constantly for the past three days, yet my house is so NASTY despite my best efforts to keep it clean! Honestly, how did that woman do it?! I've been vaccuuming and steam-mopping daily, and yet my house still smells like wet dog and constantly has paw prints.



I'm about ready to… Continue

Angel was none-too-happy with me today. Today was my first day back to work since getting Angel exactly 2 months ago.



According to Angel the day started out ok. We got up at 5:00AM, went for a walk, and had breakfast. While I showered, dressed, and primped, Angel chewed on her favorite hoof, and all was well. Until I started heading for the door. With my purse and keys.



Angel looked confused for a moment. After all, I hadn't put on her harness, there was no leash....but… Continue

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Good lord, I am pissed. I walk everyday with Angel. Every now and then a neighbor pops out to play with Angel because she adores her. Anyway, today said neighbor was playing with Angel when she pops in with the questions: "So where'd you get her again?" "How much was she?" (I lied about the price. She's hard on her luck at the moment, so I knew she wasn't interested in getting a doodle herself, so I told her $600.00 Who cares.)



She then tells me I am a horrible person,… Continue

So about a week or so ago, I took Angel with me to the pet store and then to lunch. Well, in the pet store, they were having photos made of your pet, the proceeds of which would go to a rescue organization. Well, Angel looked too cute for words that day (as she always does) so I took her in, paid to have her photographed, and left that day feeling vaguely disappointed. It's never easy to tell at the photoshoot what the photos will look like, but it seemed that Angel just wouldn't cooperate and… Continue

So the first few days have passed, and sometimes it feels like those days have flown by and other times it feels as if they have dragged on. They've been highly eventful.



Right away Angel attached herself to me and wouldn't leave my side the first day home. To begin with I held her in the car as she watched her old life at the breeders grow further and further away. But she was an awesome puppy in the car. She just slept and snuggled into me. And when it was time to go potty, she… Continue

Or so it seems, anyway! Today I saw not one, not two, not three, but FOUR doodles in the span of 1 hour, and not all in the same place, either. I don't know if it's the same phenomenon as when you learn a new word and suddenly you see and hear it everywhere, or if the popularity of this breed is just rising dramatically, but I had never seen so many doodles in one day when it wasn't a planned event. Two were at Panera's outside with their family. SO sweet! The labradoodle I was petting was… Continue